Originally Posted by
Gofaaast
Lincoln ac/dc 225/125 stick is my recommendation. If schools in your state use an online auction firm to disperse what they replace, deals can be found there on welders. If you don’t know how to weld AC current is easier starting out (rod doesn’t stick as easy) but you waste rod and it’s much more difficult to weld in positions that are not flat. My reason for recommending the ac/dc. DC uses less electricity if that matters to you. Get some 6011 rod to practice with and you will have a good understanding after about 10 lbs is burned along with reading about welding. Auctions have cheap rod most of the time that is sufficient for practice. A wire welder with the current needed for farm jobs will cost more than a stick welder usually.